Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered strikes on Gaza after accusing Hamas of violating the ceasefire deal by firing on Israeli troops and deliberately delaying the return of deceased hostages.
Hamas has reacted to the strike order by saying it would delay the return of a hostage body it found in Gaza which was scheduled to be handed over to the Israeli military by 8:00pm local time on Tuesday.
In a statement released by the group, it blamed "violations of the ceasefire agreement by the occupation".
According to Netanyahu's office, the order came after a meeting was held in Tuesday to address "Hamas repeated violation" of the ceasefire deal.
In a video published by the Israeli Defence Forces on its X account, it accused Hamas of lying about the location of the deceased hostages.
"Yesterday, Hamas terrorists were filmed removing body remains from a prepared structure and re-burying them nearby, before summoning Red Cross representatives to stage a false “discovery” for photographers." the post said.
Hamas had repeatedly said that recovery of all the deceased hostages would be difficult, due to being buried under the rubble in the Gaza strip.
Teams from Egypt and the Red Cross personnel had been allowed to enter Gaza to search for bodies of the hostages on Sunday, with Israeli media later reporting that Hamas members were also allowed to aid the search.
On Monday night, the body of one hostage was handed over to the Israeli Military by the Red Cross and is currently undergoing forensic idenification procedures.
This new development puts a strain on the fragile ceasefire deal brokered by the Trump led U.S. administration as both sides accuse each other of violating the terms of the deal.
Just last week, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner were in Israel to shore up the ceasefire deal and to set out plans for the seond phase of the deal.
Gen Z protests swept 34 German cities on Saturday (31 October) over education, living costs and military service proposals. Violence erupted in Fra...
Iran designated Britain's Royal Navy and Royal Air Force as terrorist organisations on Sunday, (1 November), and classified the country's f...
Since 2021, only 9 per cent of $8 billion in humanitarian aid for Afghanistan can be traced beyond initial recipients in public re...
The U.S. has approved the sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles to Ukraine in a deal worth an estimated $2.1 billion, but Kyiv could face years of delays before receiving the weapons it urgently needs to defend against intensifying Russian attacks.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has ordered Iran's armed forces to respond to any threat immediately and without geographical limits in statements posted to social media platforms on Saturday (31 October).
Demonstrators carrying Iranian flags and placards supporting the hijab gathered outside the Azerbaijani Embassy in London.
A Chinese-made AI chip has matched Nvidia’s H200 in tests conducted by its developer, marking a potential breakthrough in China’s efforts to reduce its dependence on foreign technology.
A hacking group linked to North Korea is widely believed to be behind the theft of $6.3 billion from cryptocurrency giant Binance, a cyberattack that experts describe as the largest cryptocurrency heist on record.
Gen Z protests swept 34 German cities on Saturday (31 October) over education, living costs and military service proposals. Violence erupted in Frankfurt, where shops were looted and police reported Molotov cocktail attacks.
Iran designated Britain's Royal Navy and Royal Air Force as terrorist organisations on Sunday, (1 November), and classified the country's foreign intelligence agency, MI6, as a hostile group, according to a statement from the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
Thousands protested in Albania's capital, Tirana, on Saturday (31 October), demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation over perceived corruption allegations and dissatisfaction with the government over a lack of jobs and poor education standards.
Russia has agreed to work with Ghana on developing a 2,000-megawatt nuclear power plant following talks at the Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, Ghanaian Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said on Saturday.
Foreign ministers from the U.S., Japan, Australia and India raised concerns over export restrictions and economic coercion at a Quad meeting in Atlanta, U.S., on Saturday, 31 October 2026, according to their joint statement.
You can download the AnewZ application from Play Store and the App Store.
What is your opinion on this topic?
Leave the first comment